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Gene Technology Act 2000

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
Account

means the Gene Technology established by section 129.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 129 Gene Technology Account
accredited organisation

means an organisation accredited under Division 3 of Part 7.

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aggravated offence

has the meaning given by section 38.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 38 Aggravated offences—significant damage to health or safety of people or to the environment
Commonwealth authority

means the following:

(a) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under an Act;

(b) a company in which a controlling interest is held by any one of the following persons, or by 2 or more of the following persons together:

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confidential commercial information

means information declared by the Regulator to be under section 185.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 185 Regulator may declare that information is confidential commercial information
Consultative Committee

means the Gene Technology Community established by section 106.

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containment level

, in relation to a facility, means the degree of physical confinement of GMOs provided by the facility, having regard to the design of the facility, the equipment located or installed in the facility and the procedures generally used within the facility.

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corresponding State law

has the meaning given by section 12.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 12 Meaning of corresponding State law
CSC

(short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) means the body corporate continued in existence by section 5.

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deal with

, in relation to a GMO, means the following:

(a) conduct experiments with the GMO;

(b) make, develop, produce or manufacture the GMO;

(c) breed the GMO;

(d) propagate the GMO;

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eligible person

, in relation to a reviewable decision

,

has the meaning given by section 179.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 179 Meaning of terms
emergency dealing determination

means a determination in force under section 72B.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 72B Minister may make emergency dealing determination
environment

includes:

(a) ecosystems and their constituent parts; and

(b) natural and physical resources; and

(c) the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas.

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Environment Minister

means the Minister responsible for environment and conservation.

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Ethics and Community Committee

means the Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee established by section 106.

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Gene Technology Act 2000 - 106 The Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee
Ethics Committee

means the Gene Technology established by section 111.

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evidential material

means any of the following:

(a) a thing with respect to which an offence against this Act or the regulations has been committed or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been committed;

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facility

includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) a building or part of a building;

(b) a laboratory;

(c) an aviary;

(d) a glasshouse;

(e) an insectary;

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gene technology

means any technique for the modification of genes or other genetic material, but does not include:

(a) sexual reproduction; or

(b) homologous recombination; or

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Gene Technology Agreement

means the made for the purposes of this Act between the Commonwealth and at least 4 States, as in force from time to time.

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